Across borders, beyond identity—toward survival and joy.
My Revolutionary Mother
After a 20-year separation, a filmmaker confronts his mother, a political activist in the Philippines, about his feelings of abandonment as a child. A story about immigration, assimilation and reconciliation that sheds a light on what families go through when separated and have to leave their countries because of political persecution.
Best Short Documentary at the Boston Asian American Film Festival 2015
Best documentary film of the Philippines in 2015 as per pinoyrebyu.com
Official selection to CAAMFest 2014, and Cinemalaya 2015 among others
Producer, director, editor
50 Years of Fabulous
A historical account of the 50-year civil rights movement of the LGBTQ community through the lens of a pioneering organization, The Imperial Council of San Francisco, the oldest surviving LGBTQ charity organization in the world
Opening film at QDocs 2018
Official selection at Frameline 38
Screened at 20+ film festivals
Distributed by Frameline for their educational youth program
SF Pride Mini Doc Series
A sample from the 25 individual mini shorts collection honoring the grand marshals of San Francisco Pride from 2016-2019.
Interviewed LGBTQ activists, icons and historical figures
Commissioned by SF Pride and distributed in all their channels
Produced, shot and edited